One of the big recruiting announcements the Oklahoma football program was expecting in July came through on Saturday. Four-star offensive lineman Jacob Sexton declared his commitment to play for the Sooners. The 2022 prospect from Deer Creek High School in nearby Edmond, Oklahoma, selected to stay at home over offers from Alabama, Oklahoma State, Texas […]
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The local favorite edged Alabama in the race for Jacob Sexton.
Scouts have been eyeing Jacob Sexton at Deer Creek for the last two years, wondering if he’d become a legit OK Preps star— and he hasn’t disappointed. With rumors swirling that Sexton would possibly commit to the Texas Longhorns, the talented offensive lineman put those rumblings to bed as he commit to the University of Oklahoma to stay home and be developed by Bill Bedenbaugh. Sexton chose the Oklahoma Sooners over programs such as Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas, Notre Dame, and several others.
Sexton is currently listed at a massive frame of 6’5, 285lbs, probably one of the more ready-to-go prospects on the OL physically in a short while under Bedenbaugh. Regardless of his opponent, he bears down on the player in front of him with a high motor and a mean streak. Sexton is also a three sport athlete— in addition to football, he’s also a wrestler and competes in the shot put as well as discus. Besides listening to his coaches on the football field, wrestling from a young age helped him understand leverage, keeping pad level low, and finishing the play.
Oklahoma student athletes have begun taking advantage of the NCAA’s waiving rules that until this week prevented them from profiting of their name, image and likeness.
